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I Statutory And Contractual Adjudication |
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1 Construction Contracts and Construction Operations |
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3 | (30) |
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3 | (1) |
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2 What Is a Construction Contract? |
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4 | (11) |
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Contracts Affected by the 1996 Act |
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4 | (1) |
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Contracts Affected by the 2009 Act |
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5 | (1) |
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Changes to Existing Contracts after Commencement of the Act |
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5 | (1) |
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Construction Operations in Qualifying Territory |
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5 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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Contracts for the Carrying Out of Construction Operations |
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5 | (1) |
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Professional Agreements in Relation to Construction Operations |
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6 | (1) |
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Agreement Relating to Construction Operations and Other Matters |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (1) |
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Agreements to Vary, Supplement, or Settle a Construction Contract |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (3) |
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3 What Are Construction Operations? |
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15 | (9) |
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Buildings and Structures. Forming Part of the Land |
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15 | (1) |
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Any Works Forming Part of the Land |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Integral, Preparatory, or Completion Activities |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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The Exemptions in s. 105(2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Construction Operations within s. 105 |
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22 | (2) |
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4 Residential Occupiers and Other Excluded Agreements |
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24 | (9) |
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24 | (1) |
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Principally Relates to Operations on a Dwelling |
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25 | (1) |
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Company as Residential Occupier? |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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Express Adjudication Clause in Contract with Residential Occupier |
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26 | (1) |
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Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (1) |
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PFI and Finance Agreements |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (3) |
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2 Section 107 and the Requirement for Writing |
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33 | (25) |
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1 The 1996 and the 2009 Acts |
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33 | (2) |
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Relevance of s. 107 to Contracts with Adjudication Agreements |
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34 | (1) |
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2 Section 107 and the Requirement for Writing |
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35 | (11) |
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Section 107(2): What Constitutes an Agreement 66 Writing? |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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What Must Be Evidenced in Writing? |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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Section 107(3): The Effect of Referring to Terms in Writing |
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37 | (1) |
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Section 107(4): Oral Agreement Recorded with Authority |
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37 | (1) |
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Section 107(5): Exchange of Written Submissions |
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37 | (2) |
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Key Case: The Requirement for Writing |
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39 | (2) |
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Table of Case: The Requirement for Writing |
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41 | (5) |
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3 Implied Terms, Variations, and Other Non-written Agreements |
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46 | (6) |
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46 | (1) |
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Oral Variations to Written Agreements |
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47 | (1) |
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Variations Pursuant to Terms of Construction Contracts |
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48 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Oral Variations |
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48 | (2) |
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Table of Cares: Oral Variations and Implied Terms |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (6) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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Pending Execution of Contract Documents |
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52 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Letters of Intent |
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53 | (3) |
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Table of Cases: Letters of Intent |
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56 | (2) |
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3 Section 108 and the Right to Adjudicate |
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58 | (40) |
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58 | (1) |
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Changes Made by the 2009 Act |
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59 | (1) |
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2 Issues Arising Out of s. 108(1) |
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59 | (29) |
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Disputes Arising under the Contract |
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60 | (6) |
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61 | (1) |
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Dispute under More than One Contract |
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61 | (1) |
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Identity of Contracting Party |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Key Case: 'Arising Under' |
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63 | (1) |
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Table of Case: 'Arising Under' |
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64 | (2) |
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What Constitutes a 'Dispute' for s. 108(1)? |
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66 | (12) |
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The Early Cases: The High-threshold Test |
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66 | (1) |
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The Adoption of the Halki Low-threshold Test |
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67 | (1) |
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The Court of Appeal Guidance: The Middle Ground |
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67 | (2) |
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Key Cases. Meaning of Dispute' |
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69 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Meaning of Dispute' |
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73 | (5) |
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Must Only a Single Dispute Be Referred? |
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78 | (3) |
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Key Cases: Single Dispute |
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79 | (1) |
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Table of Cases. Single Dispute |
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80 | (1) |
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Determining the Scope of the Dispute Referred |
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81 | (7) |
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Key Cases: Determining the Scope of the Dispute |
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82 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Determining the Scope of the Dispute |
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86 | (2) |
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3 The Procedure and Time Limits Required by s. 108(2) |
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88 | (8) |
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'At Any Time': s. 108(2)(a) |
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89 | (5) |
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91 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: 'At Any time' |
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93 | (1) |
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Appointment and Referral: s. 108(2)(b) |
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94 | (1) |
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Decision within 28 Days: s. 108(2)(c) |
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95 | (1) |
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4 Section 108(2)(e) and (f) |
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96 | (1) |
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5 The Binding Nature of the Decision: s. 108(3) |
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96 | (1) |
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6 The Adjudicator's Immunity: s. 108(4) |
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96 | (1) |
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7 Non-compliance with Statutory Requirements: s. 108(5) |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (45) |
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98 | (2) |
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When Does the Scheme Apply? |
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99 | (1) |
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Changes Introduced by the 2009 Act |
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99 | (1) |
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2 Starting the Adjudication: Scheme Paragraph 1 |
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100 | (6) |
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The Notice of Adjudication |
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100 | (4) |
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Key Case: Notice of Adjudication |
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102 | (1) |
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Table of Cases. Notice of Adjudication |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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Additional Disputes and Additional Parties |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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3 Appointment and Referral within Seven Days: Scheme Paragraphs 2-11 |
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106 | (5) |
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The Adjudicators Appointment: Scheme Paragraphs 2-6 |
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106 | (2) |
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The Referral Notice: Scheme Paragraph 7 |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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Resignation or Revocation of Appointment: Scheme Paragraphs 9 and 11 |
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109 | (2) |
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4 The Powers of the Adjudicator: Scheme Paragraphs 12-18 |
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111 | (5) |
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Duty to Act Impartially: Scheme Paragraph 12 |
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111 | (1) |
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Power to Take Initiative to Ascertain Facts and Law: Scheme Paragraph 13 |
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111 | (1) |
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Using Own Knowledge or Experience |
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112 | (1) |
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Power to Decide the Procedure |
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113 | (1) |
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Defence and Counterclaims |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Procedural Breach Does Not Invalidate Decision: Scheme Paragraph 15 |
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115 | (1) |
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Obligation to Consider any Relevant Information: Scheme Paragraph 17 |
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116 | (1) |
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Confidentiality: Scheme Paragraph 18 |
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116 | (1) |
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5 The Adjudicator's Decision: Scheme Paragraphs 19-22 |
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116 | (12) |
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Matters Necessarily Connected with the Dispute |
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116 | (1) |
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Power to Open Up, Review, and Revise Certificates: Scheme Paragraph 20(a) |
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117 | (1) |
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Power to Award Interest: Scheme Paragraph 20(c) |
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118 | (2) |
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119 | (1) |
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Reaching and Communicating of the Decision: Scheme Paragraph 19 |
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120 | (1) |
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Obligation to Give Reasons: Scheme Paragraph 22 |
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120 | (1) |
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Power to Correct Slips: Scheme Paragraph 22A |
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121 | (7) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Power to Correct Slips |
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123 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Slip Rule |
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127 | (1) |
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Power to Make Peremptory Decision: Scheme Paragraph 23(1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (15) |
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The Adjudicator's Fees: Scheme Paragraph 25 |
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128 | (7) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Adjudicators' Fees |
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130 | (3) |
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Table of Cases: Adjudicator's Fees |
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133 | (2) |
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Adjudicator's Power to Award Costs |
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135 | (8) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Power to Award Costs |
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138 | (5) |
II Ad Hoc Adjudication |
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5 Ad Hoc References and. Adjudications Outside the Act |
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143 | (24) |
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1 Ad Hoc References to Adjudications |
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143 | (19) |
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Express Agreements to Confer jurisdiction |
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144 | (1) |
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Implied Agreements to Confer jurisdiction |
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144 | (1) |
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Objecting and Reserving the Right to Object |
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145 | (1) |
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No Conferral of jurisdiction where Continued Jurisdiction Objection |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Ad Hoc Jurisdiction |
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147 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Ad Hoc Referrals and Reservations of Rights |
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149 | (13) |
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2 Contractual Adjudications when the Act Does Not Apply |
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162 | (5) |
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Preconditions to the Right to Adjudicate |
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162 | (1) |
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The Requirement for Writing |
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162 | (1) |
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The Principle that Errors of Law Are Not Reviewable |
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162 | (1) |
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Set-off against an Adjudicator's Award? |
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163 | (1) |
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Contracts with Residential Occupiers |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (3) |
III Effect, Enforcement, And Enforceability |
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6 Effect of an Adjudicator's Decision |
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167 | (38) |
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167 | (1) |
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2 General Effects of an Adjudicator's Decision |
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167 | (14) |
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Private between the Parties |
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168 | (1) |
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Temporarily Binding until Final Determination |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Contractual Finality Provisions |
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171 | (2) |
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Effect of the Decision in Subsequent Adjudications |
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173 | (1) |
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Compliance with Matters Properly Inferred |
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173 | (1) |
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Key Cases: The General Effects of an Adjudicator's Decision |
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174 | (3) |
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Table of Cases: The General Effects of an Adjudicator's Decision |
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177 | (4) |
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3 Set-off against an Adjudicator's Decision |
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181 | (14) |
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Set-off Not Generally Available |
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182 | (1) |
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Special Circumstances that May Give Rise to a Set-off |
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183 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Set-off against an Adjudicator's Decision |
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184 | (6) |
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190 | (5) |
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195 | (10) |
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195 | (1) |
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Is the Dispute 'Substantially the Same'? |
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196 | (1) |
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Key Case: Double Jeopardy |
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197 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Double jeopardy |
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199 | (6) |
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205 | (62) |
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205 | (1) |
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2 General Principles of Enforcement |
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206 | (10) |
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Valid Decisions Should Be Summarily Enforced |
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206 | (1) |
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Errors of Fact and/or Law: Answering the Right Question the Wrong Way |
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206 | (1) |
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Challenges Based on Excess jurisdiction or Breach of Natural Justice |
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207 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (1) |
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Enforcement of Non-pecuniary Decisions |
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208 | (1) |
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Enforcement where there is an Arbitration Agreement |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (1) |
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Key Cases: General Principles of Enforcement |
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209 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: General Principles of Enforcement |
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211 | (5) |
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216 | (8) |
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217 | (1) |
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Alternative Methods of Enforcement |
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217 | (7) |
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Enforcement by Peremptory Order |
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217 | (1) |
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Injunction/Specific Performance |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Methods of Enforcement |
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219 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Methods of Enforcement |
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223 | (1) |
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4 Summary Enforcement Using CPR Part 24 |
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224 | (12) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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Arguments of Fact at Part 24 Enforcement Hearings |
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227 | (1) |
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Arguments of Law at Part 24 Enforcement Hearings |
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228 | (1) |
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Declaratory or Injunctive Relief in Relation to an Ongoing Adjudication |
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228 | (3) |
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Final Determination of Substantive Issue at the Enforcement Hearing |
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231 | (5) |
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Key Cases: Enforcement by Summary Judgment |
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231 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Enforcement by Summary judgment |
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233 | (3) |
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5 Enforcing Part of an Adjudicator's Decision |
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236 | (8) |
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The Test for Severability |
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236 | (2) |
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Other Examples of Adjudicators' Decisions which Have Been Severed |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Severability |
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240 | (4) |
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6 Approbation and Reprobation |
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244 | (9) |
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The Principle of Election |
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245 | (1) |
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Elections Made During an Adjudication |
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245 | (2) |
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Elections Made After an Adjudication |
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247 | (1) |
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Key Cases. Approbation and Reprobation |
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248 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Approbation and Reprobation |
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249 | (4) |
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253 | (9) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Costs and Interest |
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256 | (3) |
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Table of Cases. Costs and Interest |
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259 | (3) |
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8 Enforcing the Judgment of the Court |
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262 | (5) |
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263 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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Enforcing a TCC Judgment in Other jurisdictions |
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264 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Enforcing the Judgment of the Court |
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264 | (2) |
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Table of Casey Enforcing the Court's judgment |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (26) |
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267 | (1) |
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2 Stay of Execution of Enforcement Order on Grounds of Impecuniosity |
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268 | (14) |
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268 | (2) |
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Principles of Stay of Execution |
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270 | (1) |
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Types of Financial Hardship |
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271 | (1) |
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Evidencing the Impecuniosity |
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272 | (1) |
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Circumstances in which a Stay Is Unlikely to Be Granted |
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273 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Stay of Execution of Enforcement Order on Grounds of Impecuniosity |
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274 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Stay of Execution of Enforcement Order on Grounds of Impecuniosity |
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278 | (4) |
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3 Stay of Execution of Enforcement on Grounds Other than Impecuniosity |
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282 | (5) |
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Pending Other Adjudications |
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282 | (1) |
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Pending Final Determination |
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283 | (1) |
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Other Reasons for Seeking Stay/Adjournment of Enforcement |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Staying Enforcement on Grounds Other than impecuniosity |
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284 | (3) |
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4 Stay of Enforcement Proceedings |
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287 | (6) |
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Section 9 of the Arbitration Act |
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287 | (1) |
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Stay of Execution Unlikely |
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288 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Staying Enforcement |
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289 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Staying Enforcement Where There Is an Arbitration Agreement |
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291 | (2) |
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9 Jurisdictional Challenges |
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293 | (34) |
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293 | (5) |
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Source and Nature of the Adjudicator's jurisdiction |
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293 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction to Consider any Available Defences Raised |
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294 | (1) |
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Expanding the Adjudicator's Jurisdiction During the Adjudication |
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295 | (1) |
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Adjudicator's Investigation of jurisdiction |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: General Principles |
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296 | (2) |
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2 Matters Giving Rise to Jurisdictional Challenge |
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298 | (27) |
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No jurisdiction at the Outset |
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298 | (4) |
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Not a Construction Contract in Writing |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Not a Party |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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More than One Dispute Referred |
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301 | (1) |
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Dispute Does Not Arise under the Contract |
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301 | (1) |
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Dispute under Multiple Contracts or Side Agreements |
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301 | (1) |
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Dispute Decided in Previous Adjudication |
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301 | (1) |
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Jurisdiction Issues Arising During Adjudication |
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302 | (13) |
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Errors in Appointment of Adjudicator |
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302 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Failure in Appointment |
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302 | (3) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Late Referral |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Late Decision |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (1) |
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Answering the Wrong Question |
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316 | (12) |
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Key Cases: Answering the Wrong Question |
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318 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Answering the Wrong Question |
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319 | (6) |
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3 When Can a Claim Be Withdrawn or an Adjudication Restarted? |
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325 | (2) |
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10 Challenges Based on Breach of Natural Justice |
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327 | (50) |
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1 Summary of Challenges Based on Breach of Natural Justice |
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327 | (1) |
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2 General Principles of Natural Justice |
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328 | (3) |
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329 | (1) |
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Adjudicators' Decisions Should Generally Be Enforced |
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329 | (1) |
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The Adjudicator's Conduct Is Key |
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330 | (1) |
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Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 |
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330 | (1) |
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3 Possible Grounds for a Natural Justice Challenge |
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331 | (46) |
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Inadequate Time or Opportunity to Respond |
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331 | (10) |
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331 | (1) |
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Key Case: Dispute Too Complex |
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332 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Dispute Too Complex |
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333 | (1) |
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Ambush and Inadequate Opportunity to Respond |
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333 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Ambush and Inadequate Opportunity to Respond |
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336 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Ambush and Insufficient Opportunity to Respond |
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338 | (3) |
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Failure to Consider Defence/Counterclaim |
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341 | (10) |
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Key Cases: Failure to Consider Defence |
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342 | (5) |
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Table of Cases: Failure to Consider Defence |
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347 | (4) |
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Failure to Consider Evidence/Arguments |
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351 | (5) |
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Key Cases: Failure to Consider Evidence/Arguments |
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352 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Failure to Consider Evidence/Arguments |
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354 | (2) |
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356 | (5) |
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Key Cases: Failure to Give Reasons |
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357 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Failure to Provide Reasons |
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359 | (2) |
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Denial of Opportunity to Respond to New Material |
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361 | (1) |
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Wrongful Reliance on Third Party Advice |
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362 | (6) |
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Key Cases: Wrongful Reliance on Third Party Advice |
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362 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Reliance on Material without Submission |
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366 | (2) |
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Deciding on a Basis Not Argued |
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368 | (2) |
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Improper Use of Own Expertise |
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370 | (7) |
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Key Case: Deciding on a Basis Not Argued |
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371 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Deciding on a Basis Not Put Forward |
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373 | (4) |
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11 Challenges Based on Bias and Predetermination |
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377 | (18) |
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1 The Principles of Bias and Predetermination |
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377 | (3) |
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377 | (3) |
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The 'Fair-minded and Informed Observer' Test |
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378 | (1) |
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Evidence from the Adjudicator |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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2 Possible Grounds for Challenge Based on Bias or Predetermination |
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380 | (15) |
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Prior Connection with Parties or Matter |
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380 | (2) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (1) |
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Access to 'Without Prejudice' Material |
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383 | (1) |
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384 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Bias and Predetermination |
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384 | (4) |
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Table of Cases: Bias and Predetermination |
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388 | (7) |
IV Payment Under Construction Contracts |
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12 Sections 109 and 110(1): Interim and Final Payments |
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395 | (26) |
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395 | (1) |
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395 | (1) |
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2 The Right to Interim Payment under s. 109 |
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396 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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Duration of Work More than 45 Days |
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396 | (1) |
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3 Section 110(1): Providing an 'Adequate Mechanism' |
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397 | (8) |
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397 | (1) |
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What Constitutes an Adequate Mechanism'? |
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398 | (3) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Consequences of Missing the Final Date for Payment |
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401 | (1) |
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Key Cases: An Adequate Mechanism' |
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401 | (3) |
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Table of Cases: Providing an 'Adequate Mechanism' |
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404 | (1) |
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4 What Happens if a Payment Scheme Is Not 'Adequate'? |
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405 | (6) |
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405 | (1) |
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Applying the Scheme in Whole or in Part |
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406 | (5) |
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Key Cases: Applying the Scheme in Part |
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407 | (3) |
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Table of Cases: Applying the Scheme |
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410 | (1) |
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5 Payments under the Scheme |
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411 | (5) |
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411 | (1) |
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Interim Payments under the Scheme |
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411 | (2) |
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412 | (1) |
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Assessing Final Payments under the Scheme |
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413 | (1) |
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Timing of Interim Payments |
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414 | (1) |
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Due Dates under the Scheme |
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414 | (7) |
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414 | (2) |
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Final Payments: Requirement for Completion |
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416 | (1) |
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Final Date for Payment under the Scheme |
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416 | (1) |
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6 Payment Provisions under Standard Forms of Contract |
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416 | (5) |
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13 Sections 110(1) and 111:Payment and Withholding Notices under the 1996 Act |
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421 | (45) |
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421 | (2) |
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421 | (2) |
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2 Payment Notices under s. 110(2) |
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423 | (5) |
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423 | (1) |
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Section 110(2): Fall-back Application of the Scheme |
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424 | (1) |
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Section 110(2): Payment Notices Required even where Payment Is Zero |
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424 | (1) |
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Can a Third Party Serve Sys. 110(2) Notice? |
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424 | (1) |
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Section 110(2) Notice May Serve as s. 111 Notice |
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425 | (1) |
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What Happens if a Payment Notice Is Not Served or Is Served Late? |
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425 | (3) |
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Contracts where the Payment Notice Determines the Sum Due |
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426 | (1) |
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Key Case: Where the Payment Notice Determines the Sum Due |
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426 | (2) |
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3 Withholding Notices under s. 111 |
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428 | (21) |
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When Is a Withholding Notice Required? |
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428 | (1) |
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Withholding against the Sum Due |
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428 | (11) |
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When the Sum Due Is the Value of Work Performed |
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428 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Withholding where the Sum Due Is the Value of Work Performed |
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429 | (3) |
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When the Sum Due Is that Stated in a certificate |
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432 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Withholding Where the Sum Due Is that Stated in a Certificate |
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433 | (4) |
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When the Amount Due Is the Payee's Unchallenged Application |
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437 | (1) |
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Where the Status of the Certificate Is Unclear |
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437 | (1) |
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Where the Contract Permits Cross-claims to Be Deducted |
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438 | (1) |
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Withholding Pursuant to Contractual Terms on Insolvency or Termination |
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439 | (5) |
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Key Cases: Withholding Pursuant to Contractual Terms on Insolvency and Termination |
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440 | (4) |
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Withholding Amounts against the Final Certificate |
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444 | (5) |
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Key Case: Withholding Amounts against the Final Certificate |
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444 | (1) |
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Withholding Notices under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 |
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445 | (1) |
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Table of Cases: Requirement to Serve a Withholding Notice |
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445 | (4) |
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4 The Effect, Content, and Timing of Withholding and Pay-less Notices |
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449 | (17) |
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449 | (1) |
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What Is an Effective Notice? |
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450 | (1) |
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How Much Detail Needs to Be Given for a Notice to Be Effective? |
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451 | (4) |
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Key Cases: Amount of Detail Required in Withholding Notice |
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453 | (2) |
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Must a Contractor Give Notice of Intention to Withhold? |
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455 | (1) |
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Timing of the Withholding or Pay-less Notice |
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455 | (2) |
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Key Case: riming of Withholding Notice |
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456 | (1) |
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Raising New Grounds for Withholding after the Notice Has Been Served |
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457 | (1) |
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Change in Circumstances Rendering Reasons for Withholding Invalid |
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458 | (4) |
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Key Case: Change in Circumstances Rendering Reasons for Withholding Invalid |
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459 | (3) |
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What Happens if No Valid Notice Is Served? |
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462 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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Table of Cases. the Elect, Content, and riming of Withholding Notices |
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463 | (3) |
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14 Payment and Payless Notices under the 2009 Act |
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466 | (9) |
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466 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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2 The 2009 Act Amendments to Notice Requirements |
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467 | (3) |
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467 | (1) |
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Payment Certificate as Notice of Payment |
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468 | (1) |
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Contractor May Serve Payment Notice |
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468 | (2) |
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Contract Terms Allowing Payment to Be Withheld in the Case of the Payee's Insolvency |
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470 | (1) |
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3 The 2009 Act and Standard Contract Amendments |
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470 | (5) |
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15 Section 112: Suspending Performance |
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475 | (10) |
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475 | (1) |
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475 | (1) |
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2 The Statutory Right to Suspend Performance |
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476 | (1) |
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The Introduction of a Statutory Right to Suspend Performance |
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476 | (1) |
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Supplemental to Other Rights |
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476 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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477 | (3) |
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What Is Required for the Right to Suspend to Arise? |
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477 | (1) |
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477 | (1) |
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No Effective Withholding or Pay-less Notice |
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477 | (1) |
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The Final Date for Payment Has Passed |
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478 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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A Valid Notice of Intention to Suspend Performance |
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478 | (1) |
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At least Seven Days' Notice |
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478 | (1) |
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When to Suspend Performance? |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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The 1996 Act: Suspending Performance of its Obligations |
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479 | (1) |
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The 2009 Act: Suspending Performance of Any or All of its Obligations |
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480 | (1) |
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When Does the Right to Suspend Cease? |
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480 | (1) |
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4 The Consequences of Suspension |
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480 | (5) |
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The Consequences of a Wrongful Suspension |
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480 | (1) |
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The Consequences of Valid Suspension |
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480 | (2) |
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Entitlement to Loss and Expense |
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480 | (1) |
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Entitlement to Extension of Time |
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481 | (1) |
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482 | (1) |
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Table of cases: Suspension |
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483 | (2) |
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16 Sections 113 and 110(1): Conditional Payment Clauses |
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485 | (14) |
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485 | (1) |
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485 | (1) |
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2 What Types of Provision Are Prohibited? |
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486 | (8) |
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Pay-when-Paid Clauses under the 1996 Act |
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486 | (2) |
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Conditional Payment Clauses under the 1996 Act |
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486 | (1) |
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Conditional Payment Clauses under UCTA |
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487 | (1) |
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Conditional Payment Clauses under the 2009 Act |
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488 | (1) |
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Conditional Payment Clauses udder PFI Contracts |
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488 | (1) |
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The Insolvency Exemption under s. 113 |
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489 | (3) |
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Key Cases: Conditional Payment Clauses |
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490 | (2) |
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What Types of Condition Payment Provisions Are Likely to Be Effective and which Ineffective? |
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492 | (2) |
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492 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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493 | (1) |
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3 What Happens if a Conditional Payment Clause Is Rendered Ineffective? |
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494 | (5) |
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Table of Cases: Conditional Payment Clauses under the 1996 Act |
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494 | (5) |
V Miscellaneous |
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17 Notices, Reckoning of Time, and Application to the Crown |
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499 | (10) |
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1 Summary: ss. 115-17 of the Act |
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499 | (1) |
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2 Section 115: Service of Notices etc |
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500 | (7) |
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Service of Notices by an Agreed Method of Service: s. 115 (1) |
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500 | (1) |
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Service of Notices in the Absence of an Agreed Method of Service |
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501 | (1) |
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Service by Any Effective Means': s. 115(3) |
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501 | (1) |
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Deeming Provision: s. 115(4) |
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501 | (1) |
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Delivered to Last Known Principal Address |
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501 | (1) |
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Delivered to Last Notified Address |
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502 | (1) |
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Notices Must Be in Writing: s. 115(6) |
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502 | (1) |
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Section 115 Does Not Apply to Legal Proceedings: s. 115(5) |
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502 | (1) |
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Key Cases: Service of Notices |
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503 | (2) |
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Table of Cases: Service of Notices |
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505 | (2) |
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3 Section 116: Reckoning Periods of Time |
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507 | (1) |
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4 Section 117: Crown Application |
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507 | (2) |
Appendices: Materials |
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509 | (24) |
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1 Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (1996 Act), as amended (extracts) |
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511 | (10) |
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2 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 648-Construction Contracts Exclusion Order |
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521 | (2) |
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3 Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 2332-Construction Contracts Exclusion Order |
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523 | (1) |
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4 Statutory Instrument 1998 No. W-Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, as amended by Statutory Instrument 2011 No. 1715 and 2333-Amended Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 |
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524 | (9) |
Index |
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